1 day ago · Chickens were not raised on a large scale until the emergence of town grocers in the 1880s allowed people to exchange surplus goods, like eggs, and for the first time purchase a variety of food items to diversify their diet. The over-reliance on potatoes as a staple crop meant that the people of Ireland were vulnerable to poor potato harvests.
Colorado-based natural foods grocery chain
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc (formally called Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets and commonly referred to as Vitamin Cottage or Natural Grocers) is a Colorado-based health food chain. The business was founded in 1955 as a door-to-door sales operation by Margaret and Philip Isely. They opened the first Vitamin Cottage store in Lakewood, Colorado, in 1963. After... Wikipedia
